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- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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- Updated Nov 4, 2026
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Coredumping
- Price: $22.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 94% of 5,491 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Every choice visibly shapes outcomes
- Hardware manufacture broadens creative scope
- Long term strategic planning pays off
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Epic
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About Software Inc.
The closest matches to Software Inc.: Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, Big Ambitions, Parkitect, and The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Software Inc. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins and Big Ambitions — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and epic, and single out its hardware manufacturing and market domination. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Software Inc.: Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Is Software Inc. worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 5,491 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $22.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 79 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Every choice visibly shapes outcomes
- Hardware manufacture broadens creative scope
- Long term strategic planning pays off
- Modular building tools enable creative expression
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Fun game and looks promising, but I cannot recommend it until the developer figures out how bank loans actually work and corrects this. Extending a loan term from one year to five years should not reduce the interest I pay to almost…”
“I remember when this game was awesome, start a company and take over the tech industry. There were talks in the beginning of making certain kinds of software or apps for cell phones... now the game has become too much to manage. The best i…”
People who play it also play: Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, Big Ambitions
Frequently asked about Software Inc.
Can I run it?
Does Software Inc. run on Steam Deck?
Software Inc. is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Software Inc. cost?
Software Inc. is listed on Steam at 22.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Software Inc. have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Software Inc. supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Software Inc.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Software Inc. are Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, Big Ambitions.
Who developed Software Inc.?
Software Inc. was developed by Coredumping.